Poem Analysis Quiz

The poem mainly uses lines 9 through 12 to —

• show what the speaker does during the day

• show how the shadow’s actions change

• show how the speaker feels about the shadow

• show how the shadow and speaker treat each other

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

The poem is mostly about —

• a boy who wonders how shadows work

• a boy who becomes friends with his shadow

• a boy who does not understand his shadow

• a boy who learns to live without his shadow

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

Line 6 is important to the poem because it —

• shows that the speaker imagines the shadow is a child

• shows that the shadow is different from other shadows

• shows that the shadow is different from other children’s shadows

• shows that the speaker wants to be a proper shadow

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which words rhyme in each stanza of the poem?

• The last words in the first, second, and third lines

• The last words in the first and third lines and the last words in the second and fourth lines

• The last words in the first and fourth lines and the last words in the second and third lines

• The last words in the first and second lines and the last words in the third and fourth lines

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which line from the poem helps the reader understand why the boy’s shadow was “fast asleep in bed”?

• I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me

• The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow

• He hasn’t got a notion of how children ought to play

• One morning, very early, before the sun was up

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read this dictionary entry. Which definition of the word notion is used in line 9?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the main theme of the poem?

• The relationship between a boy and his shadow

• The boy's fear of his shadow

• The mystery of how shadows are formed

• The adventures of a boy and his shadow

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

How does the speaker feel about his shadow in the poem?

• He is amused by it

• He is afraid of it

• He is annoyed by it

• He is indifferent to it

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which literary device is primarily used in the poem to describe the shadow?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the theme of this poem and what evidence from this poem support this theme? Use text evidence to support your answer.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9